Frequency of CD19+CD24hiCD38hi regulatory B cells is decreased in peripheral blood and synovial fluid of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a preliminary study. 2018

Qianzi Zhao, and Lawrence K Jung
Division of Rheumatology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.

BACKGROUND To understand the relationship between regulatory B cells (Bregs) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), we analyzed the percentages of Bregs and their function in peripheral blood (PB) and synovial fluid (SF) of JIA patients. METHODS Twenty-one JIA patients and 11 children with growing pain but without known rheumatic diseases as controls were included. The B cell phenotype and intracellular production of IL-10 of Bregs were assessed by flow cytometry. Mononuclear cells from PB and SF were stimulated to produce IL-10 in vitro for the identification of IL-10- producing regulatory B cells. RESULTS The percentage of CD24hiCD38hi Bregs in the PB of JIA patients was significantly decreased compared to that in controls, and it was even lower in the SF of JIA patients compared to that in the PB. CD24hiCD38hi Bregs frequency was significantly lower in the PB of RF-positive patients than in RF-negative patients. Frequency of IL-10-producing regulatory B cells (B10 cells) was significantly lower in active JIA patients than that in inactive patients. CONCLUSIONS The inability of the host to produce enough regulatory B cells in PB and especially in SF of JIA patients may contribute to the disease, especially the local inflammation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008562 Membrane Glycoproteins Glycoproteins found on the membrane or surface of cells. Cell Surface Glycoproteins,Surface Glycoproteins,Cell Surface Glycoprotein,Membrane Glycoprotein,Surface Glycoprotein,Glycoprotein, Cell Surface,Glycoprotein, Membrane,Glycoprotein, Surface,Glycoproteins, Cell Surface,Glycoproteins, Membrane,Glycoproteins, Surface,Surface Glycoprotein, Cell,Surface Glycoproteins, Cell
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005260 Female Females
D005434 Flow Cytometry Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake. Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001171 Arthritis, Juvenile Arthritis in children, with onset before 16 years of age. The terms juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refer to classification systems for chronic arthritis in children. Only one subtype of juvenile arthritis (polyarticular-onset, rheumatoid factor-positive) clinically resembles adult rheumatoid arthritis and is considered its childhood equivalent. Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic,Arthritis, Juvenile Idiopathic,Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid,Childhood Arthritis,PCJIA,PJIA Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Still's Disease, Juvenile-Onset,Enthesitis-Related Arthritis, Juvenile,Juvenile Chronic Arthritis,Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis,Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis,Juvenile-Onset Still Disease,Juvenile-Onset Stills Disease,Oligoarthritis, Juvenile,Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Negative,Polyarthritis, Juvenile, Rheumatoid Factor Positive,Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile,Still Disease, Juvenile-Onset,Systemic Arthritis, Juvenile,Arthritides, Childhood,Arthritis, Childhood,Arthritis, Juvenile Enthesitis-Related,Arthritis, Juvenile Psoriatic,Arthritis, Juvenile Systemic,Childhood Arthritides,Chronic Arthritis, Juvenile,Enthesitis Related Arthritis, Juvenile,Idiopathic Arthritis, Juvenile,Juvenile Arthritis,Juvenile Enthesitis-Related Arthritis,Juvenile Oligoarthritis,Juvenile Onset Still Disease,Juvenile Onset Stills Disease,Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis,Juvenile Systemic Arthritis,Juvenile-Onset Still's Disease,Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile,Still Disease, Juvenile Onset,Still's Disease, Juvenile Onset,Stills Disease, Juvenile-Onset
D013582 Synovial Fluid The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE. It contains mucin, albumin, fat, and mineral salts and serves to lubricate joints. Synovia,Fluid, Synovial,Fluids, Synovial,Synovial Fluids

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